aggressive cuts saying about anything less would be a token gesture to now do much alone at the paris motor show thank you. meanwhile german manufacturer is there a showing off their electric cars dime to see year date is that she presented the c. economic his first all electric vehicle that goes on sale next year manufacturers have invested billions in new battery production as regulators clamp down on vehicle admissions but analysts worry consumers aren't willing to pay more for electric cars with concerns about range and the lack of charging networks. nevertheless germany says it wants to see one million electric cars on its rights but still a long way off target just over the border though the dot should proving it can be done there cheaper that jersey and a better network of charging stations mean there already one hundred twenty thousand electric cars driving through the netherlands. if your battery runs out in amsterdam you're never far from a charging station. there are already two and a half thousand in the city and that figure is set to continue rising these two women work for dutch ut

called the journalism alone is the paris motor show today and joins me now. to know the diesel agreement in germany is not a topic of hold there and cars. oh indeed a very much is and you could imagine if you were a car maker how annoying it must be to have the mistakes of the past dragged into us into the spotlight at a time where you're actually trying to present your new and shiny things out the paris motor show and in a sense that annoyances deeply felt here i was talking to be on w earlier and they told me that they were still very much against harborough retrofits because of the expense because of the development time because of the threat they think it represents to the deer ability of the engines so suffice to say this is going to be a discussion by continues beyond the paris motor show especially given that there are reticence doesn't mean that this is a resolution. that you know we just heard in the brief report before you came all that denmark is a branding the sale of combustion engine calls in twenty thirty what are all the european countries pla

at the paris motor show ginnell a little night of talks here in germany about the future of diesel with still awaiting more details on the german government's plan but has it been a topic of discussion where you are at the paris motor show. oh yes definitely and as he said details are said to emerge but the expectation around here is that the plan will be composed of trade in schemes of four buyers and of course. finance retrofits but really the conversations around this theme here are already quite interesting though you had for example the likes of car discussing the. french of maker saying that saying that he thought it was interesting about governments have now basically condemned these all to death when in the past they were the ones who have only incentivize the use of diesel because of their perceived efficiency advantage over petrol so the line being there that policy makers giveth and policy makers taketh away and the perception around car makers around here at the paris motor show seems to be that it's up to them now to chase policy makers with fixes and new tech despite the f

tariffs on european cars to now do my own at the paris motor show thank you. i'm just reminded now of the top story we're following for you survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in indonesia have been looting shops of food for several days people in one of the hardest hit towns. say they feel they've been forgotten as attention is focused on all the places that are easier to reach. and you are watching news from bahrain on had on the homefront plenty more coming up at the top of the hour do you join us then you can always go to a web site that is deja dot com thanks for watching and c.c. . who wrote the novel of the year. when the german books cry and. who are the nominees. and walk out of their stories. the twenty eight. next d.w. . dog month it is not. good news news. because what must be the goal of the. sixty minutes. or more. like. germany with team doubling any time any place. news video never. have i got the benefit of. songs to sing along to download the combo from super. to be able to. have varied courses into active exercise is the result of a leng

aggressive cuts saying about anything less would be a token gesture you know do much alone at the paris motor show thank you. and meanwhile german manufacturers the showing off their electric cars the paris motor show dynasty. have presented the city they call make his first all electric vehicle it goes on sale next year manufacturers have invested billions in new battery production as regulators come down on vehicle emissions but analysts worry consumers aren't willing to pay more for electric cars with concerns about range and the lack of challenging networks. well germany says it wants to see one million electric cars on its roads but it's still a long way off target just over the border there the dutch a ditching the diesel in their droves that one hundred twenty thousand cars a cruising through the netherlands all thanks to cheaper electricity and a better network of charging stations. if your battery runs out in amsterdam you're never far from a charging station. there are already two and a half thousand in the city and that figure is set to continue rising these two women work for a dutch u

i'm sally bundock: bumpy road ahead for the global car industry as it gathers in paris for the motor show — we talk to the bosses of the world's biggest car makers to get their take on tarrifs and brexit. and in a highly unusual move, the indian government steps in and rescues an infrastructure lender struggling under a $13 billion dept pile. we'll be live from delhi. and on the markets: hong kong has reopened. it was closed for the long weekend. you can see it has hit the bugfferrs whereas japan is up one third of a percent and we will look at the reasons why -- hit the and we will look at the reasons why —— hit the buffers. it is the time of year when car industry is executive is are gathered in the french capital for the 2018 paris motor show. but they're doing so at a time when us tariffs and brexit threaten to slam the brakes on the industry. the united states is the number one destination for eu—built cars, with exports worth more than $41; billion in 2017. despite a truce between donald trump and the eu's jean—claude juncker injuly, the us president reiterated his threat last month

a subsidiary of the vingroup conglomerate and it's showing off its first ever designs at the paris motor showent theo leggett has been finding out more. this is one of the freshest and newest cars at the paris motor show, the vinfast luxury sedan. and over here we have its big brother, the lux suv. these cars are built by vinfast, a start—up in vietnam, using chassis is built by bmw, and an austrian company is already involved, and the styling is from italy. here is the chief executive of the company. tell me, first of all, vinfast, where does it come from? so to understand vinfast you need to understand the group, it's the largest conglomerate in vietnam, whether it is real estate or retail, healthcare or hospitality, agriculture or education. it is in the lives of the vietnamese people. out of that conglomerates, vingroup, is born vinfast, the first domestic automobile company of vietnam. and initially you are planning to make about 300,000 cars a year and sell them the vietnamese people. the capacity of the plan we have industrialised as 250,000 units per year on a pre—ship basis. our init

to the paris motor show now where the great and the good of the car industry have been gathered all of shiny machines and quite a few have been launching new electric models. so if you decided it was time to take the plunge and buy an electric vehicle, what could you get for your money. we sent our roving reporter to find out. why not start here at tesla? electric cars is what they do and this is the new model free, making its european debut. if you come inside, it is quite clearly a tesla. it is clean, tidy and high—tech but also minimalist. there is no dashboard, only a tablet computer here with everything you need to know one. the idea of the car is that it know one. the idea of the car is thatitis know one. the idea of the car is that it is affordable. so even though it is high performance it is built to a price. if it is luxury you are looking for, how about something a little more like this? this is the mercedes e qc. something a little more like this? this is the mercedes e oc. the something a little more like this? this is the mercedes e qc. the first new car from mercedes elec

it is showing off its first—ever designs at the paris motor show. 0ur correspondent has been finding e of the freshest and newest cars at the paris motor show, the vinfast luxury sedan. and over here we have its big brother, the lux suv. these cars are built by vinfast, a start—up in vietnam, using chassis is built by bmw, and an austrian company is already involved, and the styling is from italy. here is the chief executive of the company. tell me, first of all, vinfast, where does it come from? so to understand vinfast you need to understand the group, the largest conglomerate in vietnam, whether it is real estate or retail, healthcare or hospitality, agriculture or education. it is in the lives of the vietnamese people. 0ut the lives of the vietnamese people. out of that conglomerates, vingroup, is born vinfast, the first domestic automobile company of vietnam. and initially you are planning to make about 300,000 cars a year and sell them the vietnamese people. the capacity of the plan we have industrialised as 250,000 units per year on a industrialised as 250,000 units per yearona

carmakers are thinking about the next step electric cars are taking the center stage at the paris motor show a chance for resilient german car makers that are trying to leave diesel get behind . premier's new problems old that could be the theme of this year's paris motor show a move to resolve the diesel scandal at home has dogged german carmakers here that's pushed their long held resistance to financing a hardware retrofit for older diesel car owners into the spotlight we definitely because we understand it very well do not support. updates because they would take three to four years of development so they wouldn't helps the environment in the forthcoming us this is a setback for carmakers amid a glittering showcase of what they are actually trying to get right this time. for electric cars like b.m.w.'s i three and audi's each on are supposed to help them ride into the environmentally conscious future and seal brand dominance from the u.s. as tesla here with a mass market model three while they're at it it's not going to be easy electric cars still only represent a tiny fraction of global

could you know them alone is the paris motor show today and joins me now. general the diesel agreement in germany is not a topic i'd hold there and powers. oh indeed a very much is and you could imagine if you were a car maker how annoying it must be to have the mistakes of the past dragged into us into the spotlight at a time where you're actually trying to present your new and shiny things out the paris motor show and in a sense that annoyance is the plea felt here i was talking to be on w earlier and they told me that they were still very much against harborough retrofits because of the expense because of the development time because of the threat they think it represents to the deer ability of the engines so suffice to say this is going to be a discussion by continues beyond the paris motor show especially given that there are reticence doesn't mean that this is a resolution. that you know we just heard in the brief report before you came on that denmark is a banning the sale of combustion engine cause in twenty thirty what are all the european countrie

we'll have more from the paris motor show. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. also in the programme, there's been a surge in use among british pre—schoolers of computers and smart devices with under fives spending on average almost three hours a day watching video content. so is this a good trend or not? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. we start in washington where an fbi report

mercedes and audi take on tesla at the paris motor show. and on financial markets, asian stocks are not so attractive today. the japanese yen is stronger. return on us bonds is going up, so investors see that as more attractive as chinese markets are closed today. attention is on brussels, where the irish prime minister leo varadkar will hold talks later with the eu's brexit negotiator, michel barnier. he'll be pressing his case for no change to the irish border when britain leaves the european union — a day after uk prime minister theresa may defended her so—called chequers plan at her party conference.

and from the paris motor show our roving reporter strikes up a conversation with the man driving vietnam's carmaker vinfast. the financial markets, the sharemarket in asia, some of them have hit lows. japan down over 1% as the concerned over at trade wars in china continued to worry investors. trouble in paradise. the world bank and the international monetary fund are in the resort of bali, indonesia, to present their global economic outlook. the mood is one of trepidation, as threats to the global economy that once felt remote are now becoming more real. the imf‘s world economic outlook report predicts global growth will be less bright for this year and for next, falling to 3.7%, down 0.2% on earlier predictions.

toyota motor europe ceo speaking with business reporter theo leggatt at the paris motor show.te what it calls the world's largest virtual power station in the south of australia, the first 100 out of a potential 50,000 homes have been given batteries and solar panels which can feed into the grid. our correspondent reports from adelaide. shirley and ron's home might not look like a power station but it is pa rt look like a power station but it is part of a plan to build a giant new energy source. so how topped up is it normally? the solar panels on the roof is connected to the battery which stores the energy. when it is full, access electricity is fed into the grid. it has halved the electricity bills, as they rarely ta ke electricity bills, as they rarely take energy out of the network. on a nice, sunny day the battery is fully charged and you are pretty much of the grid. she is one of the first 100 people to be given them a new tesla batteries for free and it is claimed 50,000 homes across south australia will eventually benefit to create the world's biggest virtual power sta

solution has taken center stage the latest generation of electric cars is on display at the paris motor show which is running until the middle of the month here's more premier's new problems old that could be the theme of this year's paris motor show a move to resolve the diesel scandal at home has dogged german carmakers here that's pushed their long held resistance to financing hardware retrofit for older diesel car owners into the spotlight we definitely because we understand it very well do not support. updates because they would take three to four years of development so they wouldn't helps environment in the forthcoming u.s. this is a setback for carmakers amid a glittering showcase of what they are actually trying to get right this time. with electric cars like b.m.w.'s i three and out each on are supposed to help them right into the environmentally conscious future and feel brand dominance from the u.s. is tesla here with a mass market model three while they're at it it's not going to be easy electric cars still only represent a tiny fraction of global car sales but car makers are go

corrado g sixty and the highlights inside the lights of the paris motor show. a parish a city of a light and traffic jams and every two years or becomes the city of the paris motor show the automotive industry is facing radical change as visitor figures for motor shows dropped scandals are shaking confidence in car makers like scissors come with an subcompact crossover s.u.v. u.n.c. equipped with a hybrid drive to get out soon to superheat up the i called while man from lexus germany explains they've improved the driving qualities of a fourth generation i bred drive so responds with a linear acceleration that doesn't feel like the engine is revving higher than it is actually accelerating the fuel consumption any missions values have also been improved radically. with its elevated seat positions in compact exterior dimensions the you actually combines the best of two worlds the likes of safety system plus. yes includes lots of assistance systems and adaptive cruise control when lane departure alert was steering assist as well as an adaptive high beam system. like

. >>> and car americas at the paris motor show tell cnbc multilateral disputes are hurting the industry >> we believe export and global fe fair trade is what we need, and we're coping with the situation, but we need clear, fair and global trade. >>> british conservatives are told to rally around prime minister may, but boris johnson prepares to take the stage amid leadership challenge speculation. we speak to foreign secretary jeremy hunt later in this show >>> good morning there is lots to get through, but i want to start off by talking about the move in global equity markets we had a sentiment hit towards the close of the session in the u.s. yesterday that as some concerns about global growth started weighing on commenting from christine lagarde. and also front and center, of course, is that of trade concerns and whether or not the nafta agreement will have implications for u.s./china. doesn't seem to be the case at this point in time and in europe our focus is on the italian budget discussions of course the meeting is taking place at this point in time. we have heard from various mem

we'll have more from the paris motor show. warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. also in the programme, there's been a surge in use among british pre—schoolers of computers and smart devices with under fives spending on average almost three hours a day watching video content. so is this a good trend or not? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. we start in washington where an fbi report on president trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is due to be delivered to the us senate in the next few hours. the fbi has been investigating allegations of sexual misconduct made againstjudge kavanaugh. republicans are expected to push for a final vote on his confirmation by the weekend. joining me now is our washington correspondent, chris buckler. tell us about the process. yes, the fbi report is now being delivered to the senate. we understand it will be taken to a place within the senate, at which stage they will be given a report, as suc

times are getting harder for carmakers that's evident here at the paris motor show. as more and more countries seek to restrict or ban vehicles reliant on fossil fuels car shows like this one are highlighting more modern electric cars. and it's likely german manufacturers will also need to ramp up innovation and the production of healthier vehicles in order to defy the crisis. all week long two opposing views struggled to strike a compromise on one side italy's new coalition government seeking to boost spending in the country. but on the other side the e.u. commission urging debt reduction. italy already owes more than any other member of the european union and a financial collapse couldn't danger the entire euro zone that's why brussels is pushing for reforms to get italy out of the red but such reforms could further strain lower income italians that's why some members of the new government are fighting to borrow more funds and pay for campaign promises. though not in the if i will do a quote to retreat from a two point four percent debt increase would mean telling e

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this week has seen concepts for quieter cleaner cars at the paris motor show we've shown them to you right here on the w. but how about getting rid of cars altogether in spain the northern city of they where there are has implemented a comprehensive plan to bad driving in a large part of its historic center the radical change was controversial but welcomed by most of its citizens. no noise from motors no beeps just the sound of shoes on pavement and no cars to be seen it's just another normal day in the little spanish city of punter of adra with its eighty thousand inhabitants. foot but i never drive my car and i walk everywhere because part of a there is also an easy city to walk it's pretty flat the truth is it's really good for me and at the end when you get to see did it means more safety for children for old people and therefore i believe it's a wonderful initiative and they need to be you know. this city began the initiative twenty years ago. we changed the paradigm we said we aren't going to improve traffic we're going to recover public space therefore we took the spaces from

mercedes and audi take on tesla at the paris motor show.nd on financial markets, asian stocks are not so attractive today. the japanese yen is stronger. return on us bonds is going up, so investors see that as more attractive as chinese markets are closed today. attention is on brussels, where the irish prime minister leo varadkar will hold talks later with the eu's brexit negotiator, michel barnier. he'll be pressing his case for no change to the irish border when britain leaves the european union — a day after uk prime minister theresa may defended her so—called chequers plan at her party conference. after brexit, the 499 kilometre border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland will effectively become the uk's land border with the eu. total cross—border trade in goods amounted to $3.5 billion in 2016. much of that is made up of food and agricultural products, which face some of the strictest eu rules. under mrs may's chequers plan, the uk would leave the eu's single market and customs union. but there would be, quote, "contin

ceoy: that is the psa speaking to bloomberg ahead of the paris motor show.ence fiction series has a dystopian view of tech. way we watchge the the show. how netflix is giving viewers a say in "black mirror," next. ♪ emily: netflix changed the tv game once with binge watching, and now, it is switching things up again. the company is developing a series of 20 and venture specials -- choose your own adventure specials. science fiction series "black mirror" will be one of the first a the projects, debuting choose your own adventure series . how will this work? >> we don't know all the details yet, but people will be of the watch, then choose from several different endings of the episode. the season will start in december, and this is not totally new for netflix. they tried this a couple times on children's programming. this is the first time they have taken a hit show and tried to do this. emily: how do you think multiple storylines will impact viewership? with the kids' show, maybe not as much but when people have an emotional connection to a series, part of th

believe that that was the vehicle situ and showcased in one nine hundred forty eight at the paris motor show it looked more like a mound of metal and the taipei had only one brake light furthermore there were no turn indicators and no electric starter just a crank. french president van sant was not amused the car specs were simple enough space for two farmers fifty kilograms of potatoes and a cask of wine it also had to have good shock absorbers and be able to reach speeds of up to sixty kilometers an hour it took ten years for the car to make it to the german market and was also sold around the world such as an asia south america and africa and france thought on don yang had forty of them in his paris auto dealership. his chauffeur who was a former german teacher is exactly the same age as the two c.v. seventy today he guides tourists through paris and one of the dish of gold. whenever women waif i don't know if it's for me or for the car. he. says this automobile some of those fronts and a lot of the french. in fact the dishes go or c.v. might also be seen as a symbol of french. as a tune

more now from the paris motor show, and we are talking concept cars today. money can't buy. take a look at this. these are the financial markets. we haven't got japan, their markets are closed for a public holiday. hong kong is down nearly i%, reflecting the losses we have seen in shanghai, and australia also down, a pretty negative day with even the price of oil heading lower. it is columbus day in the united states, equity markets will be open but the treasury will be closed, which gives markets in asia a bit of a breather from some of the trends we have seen lately. that's it for the business briefing this hour. the scottish national party leader, nicola sturgeon, has said her party's 35 mps would vote in favour of another eu referendum if given the opportunity to do so at westminster. her comments are a boost to the campaign for a so—called people's vote, although the first minister said the real solution for scotland was independence. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. calls for a second referendum on the terms of brexit were accompanied through c

the paris motor show.—— capital. there are shiny new model is going on sale and a few exotic machines that may never go into production. these are, the cool ca rs into production. these are, the cool cars that money can't buy. we have been looking at some of the most awe—inspiring models on display. some creative concepts they're. now, polls have closed in brazil. —— there. it is the most polarised contest begins. far right politician jair bolsonaro has just fallen short of outright victory. he is predicted to ta ke of outright victory. he is predicted to take 115% of the vote ahead of the left—wing workers party candidate, fernando had out. the two front runners will now face each other in the run—off in october. —— fernando haddad. that is it for asia business report. this is bbc news the top stories this hour. after two weeks of silence china confirms the head of interpol, meng hongwei, is being investigated for suspected violations of the law. as indonesia plans to end the search for earthquake survivo

the warning comes as car makers gather in paris for the motor show.site as well. yes, theo leggett is their for us. he is a website as well. yes, theo leggett is theirfor us. he is a real petrol head, he knows his cars! he does! now, we're in the middle of the digitial revolution. and while that offers some hugely exciting opportunities — those without proper access are missing out. nowhere is that more true than africa where only 35% of the continent's population has access to the internet. that's in comparison with a world average of nearly 60%. 0nly south africa has internet speeds that are comparable with europe and north america. the rest of african countries lag drastically behind. that's where angola cables comes in — an ambitious project to connect africa and the americas by underwater cable went active last week and the company is hoping to transform angola and africa into a technology hub for the continent. antonio nunes is with us now. iam very i am very pleased to see you have come into the studio to to talk to us about your company. anton

th the paris motor show. this look-a look of the blue bugatti million legos. they did not use one drop of glue. 13,000 hours to make this replica. top speed is 19 miles an hour. the real bugatti top speed is more than 200 miles an hour. >> that's cool. just how sleek it is. >> probably a little bumpy but really looks nice. >> coming up on "today in the bay", bay area responds -- >> a vehicle-sharing app takes a strange turn for a south bay woman. we help her get money back and peace of mind for others. >>> dutch officials claim russian spies targeted files about flight mh17. all passenger and crew were killed when the plane crashed in a field in 2014. the dutch claim it was downed by a missile belonging to a russian military unit. russia denies any involvement. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. car rental app turned into sexual harassment. she called consumer inv >>> this viewer asked us not to use her real name so we'll call her mary. back in july mary booke

on thursday we will find out the top 100 global brands and there is the paris motor show where carmakersre getting ready to unveil their latest models. in terms of what to focus on this week, david gave me the full outline for what he is watching four from pepsi. i think they need to actually have a new strategy, because ultimately we only have two soft drink brands in the world as far as america is concerned. we have coca—cola and we have pepsico. it will be interesting to see what the new boss will say in terms of the new boss will say in terms of the new strategy. 100 best global brands, will we see chinese brands in the list? that is an interesting one. i was talking to some people recently this week and was saying can you think of any top chinese brands? the answer is they couldn't really co m e brands? the answer is they couldn't really come up with any. they say alibaba. so i think the chinese companies need to drive their brands more global. what will move stock markets this week? continuing the us china trade dispute, canada and the united states? the three ts? trade, trump and